Athletic shoe



J. T. RIDDELL l mms-Tlc snor:

Filed Nav. 1s. 1922 Patented Oct.v 12, 19,26.

PATENT 'oFFlcE.

JOHN y'.l. BIIQDELL, OF EVANSTONQ ILLINOIS.

A'rnmirrc suon animation med november'is, ma. serrano. 600,496.

AThis invention relates to athletic shoes and has for its object the provision of an improved shoe `ofthis character especiall adapted for wear by foot-ball players, suc shoe being provided withsu'bstantially inflexible anchoring means disposed within the shoe, together with a plurality of exterior spaced tread members havin t ereon adapted to be detachab said anchoring means. l*

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understoodby reference to the 'accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which, 4

Fig. -1 is ajbottom plan view of a shoe, showing the invention applied thereto, a

portion ofthe shoe being broken away to expose the interior arrangement thereof,

Fig. 2 is'a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 1s a sectional view on the line 3.-3-

of Fig. 2. i

`Referring to the drawings a shoe yof any usual .or desired construction is illustrated,

in which 4 represents the vamp, 5 the insole, 6V the welt andi? the outer sole of such shoe. Preferably disposed between the insole 5 and the sole 7 of the shoe is a relatively thin substantially inflexible plate 8, preferably of steel, such plate bein provided with a plurality of spaced soc ets in theiorm of apertures 9, each Yof which is preferably threaded, as shown, and reinforced by means o'f an extra thickness 10 -of material; and the sole 7 is provided with openings 11 corresponding in position to the apertures 9. Adapted to besecured to the plate 8, are a plurality of tread members 12, each of which is provided with a stud or extensionl, having a divided head 14 embedded therein, and4 having its outer end threaded, such extensions being adapted to be threaded into the apertures 9 in the plate 8. Similar means may be utilized in connection withthe heel of the shoe as will be readily understood. By this arrangement a extensions y secured to ing so e plurality of tread members are 4firmly and detachably connected to a substantially in-v of thesame in the most advantageous-msmner with respect to the 'foot of the wearer.

Owing to the fact that the tread members are formed of rubber or other similar yieldmaterial they tend Vto bind against the' of the shoe without lindentin the same. In this manner the sole 0f the s oe is reinforcedby the tread members, thetread members securely held in place and the pressure on the tread members distributed over practically the entire sole of 'the shoe thus preventing. injury to the foot of the wearer.

While I have illustrated and describedthe preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capableof variation and modification without departing from the spiritl of` the invention. I,

therefore, do not wishto be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come "within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

The combination with a shoe, of an anchoring member in the form of a metallic plate v`arranged entirely against the inner side of the sole of the shoe, said plate being provided with a sockets; tread mem rs positioned against the bottom of the shoe -sole Fand formed of relativel v lsoft material; and threaded stuus having t eir heads embedded in and rigidly the anchoring member and tread members,

substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

`JOHN r. RIDDELL.

'lurality of threaded vsecured to said tread members with threadi 

